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In a post translated from Japanese, @922_riaru said that upon going through her grandfather's old photo albums, she discovered photos of her dad and mother on their honeymoon in matching polo shirts. The old honeymoon photos were especially meaningful because her mother had passed away from cancer 18 years ago, when @922_riaru was 6 and her little brother was 4.

She said that after 20 years of wear and tear on the shirt, her father still maintains it, carefully sewing up and mending patches as the shirt needs. He still wears the shirt out for special occasions as well.

She told BuzzFeed that she's since gotten a deeper appreciation of the shirt since learning about its meaning: "I always thought he was so 'uncool' for continuously wearing the same old polo shirt," she said. "But now I think that I have to look after memories too. I will never throw away anything important of my parents or grandparents."

Since being shared in August, the post has racked up over 82,000 retweets and 307,000 likes, with hundreds commenting on how touching the story is. Let this serve as your daily reminder to hug your loved ones extra close and also keep your mouth shut next time one of your parents wears something potentially embarrassing.

When Twitter user @922_riaru posted a tweet about her dad wearing the same battered old polo shirt for over 20 years, she told BuzzFeed News, she had no idea why her dad didn't just buy a new shirt.

In a post translated from Japanese, @922_riaru said that upon going through her grandfather's old photo albums, she discovered photos of her dad and mother on their honeymoon in matching polo shirts. The old honeymoon photos were especially meaningful because her mother had passed away from cancer 18 years ago, when @922_riaru was 6 and her little brother was 4.